Definition of Syncline

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Syncline

The term 'Syncline' as it applies to the area of reclamation can be defined as ' A fold in rocks in which the strata dip inward from both sides toward the axis. Troughlike downward sag or fold in rock layers. Opposite of an anticline'.

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